Jessie Fleming

Jessie Alexandra Fleming... she/her... speaks English... sports family (athletics brother Tristan)... both of her parents Michaele and John were born in Toronto... her father was a brother-in-law to former hockey goalie Gary Inness... grew up participating in soccer, hockey, track and cross-country running... she was three years old when she started playing soccer for Nor’West Optimist SC... enjoys sports, reading... growing up, favourites included Andrés Iniesta, FC Barcelona... other favourites included Simon Whitfield, Steve Prefontaine, Courtney Dauwalter, London Knights...

was part of Team Canada that won an Olympic Bronze Medal at Rio 2016, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction... was part of Team Canada that won an Olympic Gold Medal at Tokyo in 2021, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction... a three-time Canada Soccer Player of the Year (2021, 2022, 2023)...

with Canada at the Olympic Games, won both a gold medal (Tokyo 2021) and a bronze medal (Rio 2016)... represented Canada at three FIFA World Cups (Canada 2015, France 2019 and Australia & New Zealand 2023) and three Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)... won four Concacaf medals with Canada (2016 silver, 2018 silver, 2020 silver, 2022 silver)... from Rio 2016, was noted by the Olympic Football Tournament Technical Study Group (”hard-working and versatile midfielder with excellent technique, good vision and passing skills”)...

represented Canada at two FIFA youth tournaments (U-17 at Costa Rica 2014; U-20 at Canada 2014)... won a Concacaf youth medal with Canada (2013 silver U-17)… as a youth player at Costa Rica 2014, was noted by the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Technical Study Group (”good long-range shots, excellent technique and hard-working, good mobility, links defence and attack, impressive playmaker”)... as a youth player in 2014, was noted by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Technical Study Group (“good link-up play, reads the game well, decision-taker, hard-working player with leadership skills”)...

a UEFA Champions League finalist with Chelsea FC (2020-21)... in England with Chelsea FC, a three-time FA Cup winner (2021, 2022, 2023), a three-time FA Women’s Super League winner (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23), and a one-time FA League Cup winner (2020-21)...

part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill on 6 June 2016 ahead of their international match one day later in Ottawa... part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Langford ahead of their international match on 8 April 2022 (a surprise visit by the Prime Minister at the team hotel)...

said Christine Sinclair in 2017, “to be honest, Jessie Fleming is a world-class player that I believe, over the next few years, could be the best in the world... she is one of a handful of players on our team where the potential is just limitless; I am just happy to be around for the ride”...

said Bev Priestman in 2024, “we have a team that is incredibly hard working, has high standards, humility and respect and we wanted a captain that could really lead this team across those values. Jessie doesn’t need to change, she leads by example, she’s humble, and she’s a big team player which is exactly what this team needs”...